pumice
noun
a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
pumiced
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past participleof pumice.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pumice.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pumicenouna porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
Example Sentences
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Donkeys usually keep their hooves naturally pumiced by foraging for long miles over rocky ground.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Her pumiced spear at the ready, Sosie crouched behind the bush to watch and wait.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Wounds in well-shaped feet are less serious than in feet with soles that are flat or convex, or in which the horn is pumiced or otherwise deteriorated in quality.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
Her oars, eighty-seven to the side, pumiced white and hurling out the spray, are leaping back and forth in perfect unison.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis
This is done by means of the drawing-knife and the rasp, the ugly-looking pumiced foot being carefully cut and trimmed until, so far as outward appearances are concerned, it is perfectly normal.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
